18 And I also say to you that you are Peter,[a] and on this rock[b] I will build My church,(A) and the forces[c] of Hades will not overpower it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven,(B) and whatever you bind on earth is already bound[d] in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed[e] in heaven.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:18 Peter (Gk Petros) = a specific stone or rock
  2. Matthew 16:18 Rock (Gk petra) = a rocky crag or bedrock
  3. Matthew 16:18 Lit gates
  4. Matthew 16:19 Or earth will be bound
  5. Matthew 16:19 Or earth will be loosed

18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a](A) and on this rock I will build my church,(B) and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys(C) of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[c] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[d] loosed in heaven.”(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
  2. Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead
  3. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been
  4. Matthew 16:19 Or will have been